The Church of England is gathering at what has been described as a time of “unprecedented crisis” for the first General Synod since the archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation.

The families of two of three girls murdered at a dance class in Southport have told of the moment they heard ‘something awful has happened’.

He had been treated at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital after his defeat to Welshman Nathan Howells at the Ulster Hall last Saturday.

Protesters against the proposed Chinese “mega-embassy” in London clashed with police less than an hour after senior Conservatives addressed the crowd. More than 1,000 people gathered outside the ...

The hostages’ condition and scenes of Hamas forcing them to speak in a handover ceremony sparked outrage in Israel.